Folding nursery-chair.



PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

J. w. HENGKE.

FOLDING NURSERY CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1906.

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FOLDING NURSERY-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1907,

Application filed January 29.1906. Serial No; 298,433.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it-known that I, J oiIN WM. .HENcKs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland in the county of (Iuyahogi and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Folding Nursery-Chairs, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is a nursery chair, and has for its object to provide achair of that kind which may be convenien tly folded to occupy smallspace, whereby it can be carried in a trunk or suit case, or be foldedand placed out of the way when not in use. It comprises a seat, back andsides, and a tray,'so constructed and connected that they will fold oneupon the other in a parallel position and so occupy but little space.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thechair set up. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a pocket or pouch. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the chair folded. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the same. Fig.5 is a detail showing the manner of attaching the pouch to the seat. IFig. 6 is a rear perspective view of the chair. Figs. 7 and 8 aredetails in elevation of the pivotal connections between the tray armsand the frame of the back. Fig. 9 is a detail showing guard andsupporting rods for the tray.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the back frame of the chair ispreferably madeof tubing having upright side pieces 6 and a cross piece7 at the top. 8 indicates a piece of leather or fabric which is attachedto a cross spring wire 40, the ends of which are fastened to the sidepieces 6, and said piece is then doubled over the cross piece and hangsdown between the side pieces and behind the seat. It is supported by across piece 9, of metal, extending between the uprights 6. At 10 is across piece of Wood fastened at its ends to the uprights 6, and the seat11 is hinged to this cross piece by hinges indicated at 12. At 13 areindicated side frames which are hinged on the inside, by hinges 14, towooden pieces 15 secured to the lower ends of the uprights 6. At 16 isindicated a front piece hinged at its upper edge, by hinges 17 to theseat 11. When the chair is set up the seat rests upon the side pieces 13and is held by hooks 18, the front piece 16 extending down to the floorat the front edge thereof, as shown in Fig. 1. The tray 19 is carried atthe front ends of slotted arms 20 preferably formed of angular orchanneled metal, and these arms are supported by brackets on theuprights 6. Each bracket consists of a plate 21 having a forwardlyextending arm 22 hinged thereto'by screw and provided at its outer endwith a thumb screw 23. which extends through the slot. The plate 22 alsohas a notch 32 which engages a pin 31 projecting from' the plate 21.Said plate also has a laterally projecting flange 24 provided with anopening 33 which acts as a guide and retainer for the arm 20 and, servesto support the tray in proper position when let down in front of thechild. A

guard plate 34, projecting from the standard 6 inside the bracket,serves to prevent clothing getting caught.

in the joint. The tray has on the under side thereof a one-piece springwire guard 35 having depending arms provided at their ends with eyes 36arranged to engage over studs 37 in sunken socket pieces 38 in the topof the seat 11. The cross piece of the guard is held in loops 39 onplates 40 fastened to the under side of the tray, and these plates havespring fingers 41 which press on cranked portions 42 of the guard. Whenthe chair is set up the guard is swung down and the eyes 36 engaged overthe studs 37. When the chair is folded the eyes are disengaged andthearms swung up against the tray, and so retained by the pressure of thesprings 41. The pouch 25 is made of rubber or waterproof fabric, theedges of which are gathered and supported upon a substantially circularinner portion 26 of a wire frame which has a substantially rectangularouter portion 27. This whole frame is formed of one piece of wire bentto form the parts referred to and also a handle 28. The pouch issupported on the under side of the seat by brackets 29 which engageunder the frame 27, which frame may be slid in or out from the rear. Thepouch has a small hook 42 fastened to the rim 26, on which is hooked thespout 25 of the pouch, when the same is in use, so that it will notdouble up when slid under the seat, and thereby prevent a close contact.It will also act to prevent spilling. The manner of placing and removingthe pouch and the ease with which it may be emptied and cleaned, areimportant advantages.

To fold orknock down the chair, the eyes 36 are disengaged and the guard35 folded against the bottom of the tray, then the hooks 18 aredisengaged and the seat 11 is folded up against the back'8, carryingwith it the front board 16 which is then folded against the seat. Thesides 13 are folded in upon each other between the lower parts of theback frame. The thumb screws 23 are then loosened and the tray pulledout until the arms 20 are free from the projections 24. This allows thetray to be turned up to parallelism with the back frame, and it may thenbe sliddown until the tray laps the upper end of the back frame. Theslotted construction of\the arms of thetray also allows it to be slid inand out to the extent necessary to accom modate the child and to retainthe child on the chair. When the chair is folded for transportation thepouch may be collapsed and tucked in between the seat and the back.

The chair constructed and described may be conveniently transported in atrunk or suit case and so carried by personswhen visiting or away fromhome or at hotels. It is also useful in the house because it may befolded up and put away when not in use.

The use of the spring wire guard 35 prevents the child from turningaround and up-setting the chair, and also prevents the tray from beinglifted by the child. The studs 37 are on the outer side of the socketpiece so that the childs legs, pressing against the arms of the guard,will make the fastening all the more secure. Slight pressure, however,on the same, from the outer sides toward the middle, and a slightmovement forward, readily releases the catch, so that the guard may beswung up against the bottom of the tray as described. The pivotalconnection above described allows the tray to be pulled out and thenswung upward, so as to pass the Head of the child, and the swing of theplate 22, as shown in Fig. 8, as well as the slots in the arms, willincrease the available distance several inches, thus providing ampleaccommodations for a growing child. The foot board 16 at the frontslopes, as shown, and thus prevents the child from drawing his feetback, consequently he cannot get his feet back far enough to get upalone, and he is thus prevented from standing up and from pushing andup-setting the chair backward.

I claim:

1. A chair the back of which has brackets at the sides provided withforwardly-extending plates andiaterally-extending flanges havingopenings therein, and a tray hav ing arms pivotally connected with saidplates and siidable into and out of said openings, r

2. A chair the hack of which has brackets at the sides provided withswinging plates, and rigid lateral projections,

and a tray having armspivotaliy connected to said plates and arranged toengage against said projections to support the tray in position for use.

3. A chair the back of which has forwardly extending plates formingpivot supports, and laterally extending flanges having openings therein,a tray having slotted arms extending beside said supports and slidablythrough said openings, and pivots extending from said supports throughthe slots.

4. A chair having atray hinged-to the back thereof, a guard hinged .toand extending across the tray on the under side thereof. and havingcranked portions 'and also having depending arms at its ends engageablewith the seat of l "their ends engageabie with the lugs.

In testimony whereof I .have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing "witnesses.

JoHN wM. HENCKE. Witnesses l I H, STICKNEY, R. E. MCMAHAN.

